'Breaking Bad' Split Season: Final Episodes Will Air With Break

Cranston told EW from the New Mexico set that the show will shoot the first eight episodes, then take a four-month production break. The rest of the episodes will air the following year, according to Cranston.

AMC has not officially announced the split final season decision, nor have they announced a premiere date, but July is the speculated month for "Breaking Bad's" debut.

What's up in the world of Walter White? Cranston said the Season 5 premiere, whenever that may be, picks up right where Season 4 left off. "We're cleaning up the pieces from last season's huge ordeal where Gus Fring was forced to meet his maker," he told EW. "It's not as easy as Walter thought."